Got my first S-VHS VCR

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by site123a

Today I picked up a JVC HR-S5200U VCR at a local flea-market, since it was only $2 I decided to get it.

It does playback pre-recorded tapes with no problems. The only issue I got is when I tried to record a test pattern, for some reason it would not playback in color, I didn't use s-video or an S-VHS tape so I'm not sure if that had anything to do with it...

I picked up a HR-S4500U at a thrift last week for $4.00. It seems to work fairly well on playback and record. It didn't come with a remote. You need the remote for several of the functions.